Uber is about to make your next ride to the bar a little more interesting.

The app-based car service on Tuesday announced Otto Radio's integration with Uber's Trip Experiences API. The deal means riders can soon access broadcasts that are customized to their trip with the push of a button.

Here's how it works: The next time you request a ride using the Uber app, a playlist of news stories and podcasts, perfectly timed for your trip's duration, will be waiting for you in Otto Radio. Once your driver has arrived, you can sit back and enjoy your "personally curated listening experience and arrive at your destination up-to-date about the things you care about most," the companies said.

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Otto Radio is currently available for iOS and will arrive on Google Play Oct. 24. For the uninitiated, the app curates personalized playlists of audio stories from more than 1,000 news outlets and 35,000 podcasts, pulling together content it thinks you'll like, based on your interests.

Otto will also adjust its programming based on road conditions, meaning if your Uber is stuck in a traffic jam, you'll get more content to last until you arrive at the bar. No more awkward conversations with the driver!

In other Uber news, the service just got a little cheaper for some New Jersey residents. As part of a six-month pilot program, the town of Summit, N.J. will subsidize $2 Uber rides to its train station for 100 residents to help alleviate parking issues.

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